Dwight Howard ejected for flagrant two, foul to the face of Kenneth Faried. Bad foul, Howard went to the face. And at least a fine coming.
http://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/284142634962911233

Dwight was getting embarrassed by the 'Manimal' on the boards and fouled him to get out of the game.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqiwCn6zNuA

NYJ - NYY

12-27-2012, 12:09 AM

punk

rwynyc

12-27-2012, 12:10 AM

thread is useless without a video

PacersForLife

12-27-2012, 12:10 AM

Yeah, where's the vid?

JNoel

12-27-2012, 12:12 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqiwCn6zNuA

Not cool :no:

PacersForLife

12-27-2012, 12:15 AM

Eh, coulda been worse. Still a dirty play tho...

netsgiantsyanks

12-27-2012, 12:21 AM

he didn't elbow him though. it looked like a mush. still a ***** move.

Pakman

12-27-2012, 12:23 AM

Didn't deserve an ejection

Teeboy1487

12-27-2012, 12:24 AM

Stupid foul by Dwight. He will be fined for sure.

Gritz

12-27-2012, 12:25 AM

He actually pushed his face with his hand, that's how you can tell you're not watching the game.

LoveMeOrHateMe

12-27-2012, 12:25 AM

Wasn't that bad should've been a flagrant one not flagrant 2 refs screwed the lakers today

BKdoubleStacker

12-27-2012, 12:25 AM

loser

both he and wade should be suspended

Fresno

12-27-2012, 12:26 AM

he didn't elbow him though. it looked like a mush. still a ***** move.

Looked like the elbow but he has the sleeve on so I guess it was his forearm.

tripleplay2007

12-27-2012, 12:26 AM

Not a elbow but a ***** flagrant obviously, I wouldn't have ejected him.

NYMetros

12-27-2012, 12:29 AM

I wouldn't have ejected him for that honestly.

Greedy22

12-27-2012, 12:29 AM

It was a hand to the face, should've been a flagrant 1. Those refs were pro-denver all night, it was a joke.

ESaady

12-27-2012, 12:29 AM

I think the fall made the hit look much worse. Not saying the fall was exaggerated, but the hair flying everywhere definitely exaggerated the fall lol.

Avenged

12-27-2012, 12:30 AM

Didn't look as bad as they made it seem. Obviously a dumb foul by Dwight though. I mean that's nothing compared to Bynum's hard fouls :p

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 12:30 AM

Wasn't an elbow and shouldn't have been a flagrant 2 ejection. I'm beginning to see what Lakers fans mean when they call people Lakers haters. You didn't even watched the game but were quick to jump on your computer to post this speculative garbage.

jerellh528

12-27-2012, 12:30 AM

Watching the play, this did not warrant an ejection.. Flagrant 1 at most

imReallyCHI

12-27-2012, 12:33 AM

wasnt that bad, his arm is slanted, more of push than punch or elbow.

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:34 AM

Damn, I missed the second half.

shep33

12-27-2012, 12:34 AM

Meh, not that bad. Flagrant 1 at most. Didn't deserve an ejection.

ESaady

12-27-2012, 12:34 AM

Wasn't an elbow and shouldn't have been a flagrant 2 ejection. I'm beginning to see what Lakers fans mean when they call people Lakers haters. You didn't even watched the game but were quick to jump on your computer to post this speculative garbage.

I don't see any hate in this thread regarding the Lakers. I just see, "Oh, wasn't that bad, shouldn't have been ejected" comments.

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:35 AM

If Mike Breen was commentating that foul, he would have made it sound like baby seals were being slaughtered.

I've never seen Metta look so tired in my life. He was absolutely spent from yesterday. We're an old team, this stuff will happen. I think if we had Dwight we would've kept it a lot closer or won. Your stat kind of confirms that.

Either way they deserved it.

LAKobeBryant

12-27-2012, 12:37 AM

the "manimal" wasnt matched up against d12. and i can understand d12 frustration, hes a defensive minded player and no one helps the helper. whole team relies on him to play 1 on 5 defence

Im_in_Mia_bish

12-27-2012, 12:38 AM

smh howard is such a little diva. man up to faried instead of those cheap fouls.

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:38 AM

He hit a guy in he face while he was in the air, WTF else does he need to do to get ejected? It was clearly intentional.

Relax, babe.

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:39 AM

The title is wrong, he didn't elbow him in the face.

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 12:41 AM

http://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/284142634962911233

Dwight was getting embarrassed by the 'Manimal' on the boards and fouled him to get out of the game.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqiwCn6zNuA

punk

I don't see any hate in this thread regarding the Lakers. I just see, "Oh, wasn't that bad, shouldn't have been ejected" comments.

I guess these two posts and the thread title weren't enough for you.

shep33

12-27-2012, 12:42 AM

I think it was a flagrant 1 personally. But honestly, these things are called so differently each time they occur, so who knows.

ILLUSIONIST^248

12-27-2012, 12:42 AM

He actually pushed his face with his hand, that's how you can tell you're not watching the game.

this

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:43 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqiwCn6zNuA

You call that an elbow to the face?

This is an elbow to the face. http://jabrokwah.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/artest-elbows-harden.gif?w=730

blahblahyoutoo

12-27-2012, 12:43 AM

If Mike Breen was commentating that foul, he would have made it sound like baby seals were being slaughtered.

i club baby seals for fun on the weekends.

Chronz

12-27-2012, 12:45 AM

Not bad on its own but dwight was getting chippy down there

barreleffact

12-27-2012, 12:45 AM

Dwight gets ejected for a mush (clear flagrant 1)/likely overreaction from Farried to sell it, yet Wade gets nothing yet for a clear flagrant 2 to the nuts of Sessions that occurred right in front of a ref. Pretty funny. To stay on topic though BOTH were unnecessary, yet to eject Dwight was uncalled for IMO.

ESaady

12-27-2012, 12:47 AM

I guess these two posts and the thread title weren't enough for you.

You consider that hate...? :laugh2: c'mon man.

Aust

12-27-2012, 12:48 AM

Camera angles suck. Couldn't see what happened.

Dick move by Howard nonetheless. A small part of me is actually a bit happy Faried took a shot though. He was an obnoxious little turd last year in the playoffs and annoys the **** out of me.

AddiX

12-27-2012, 12:48 AM

Relax, babe.

Don't try to pull that soft nonsense on me, I'm glad to see physical play, but it was dirty. End of story.

LoveMeOrHateMe

12-27-2012, 12:48 AM

It was a hand to the face, should've been a flagrant 1. Those refs were pro-denver all night, it was a joke.

This!

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:49 AM

Dwight gets ejected for a mush (clear flagrant 1)/likely overreaction from Farried to sell it, yet Wade gets nothing yet for a clear flagrant 2 to the nuts of Sessions that occurred right in front of a ref. Pretty funny. To stay on topic though BOTH were unnecessary, yet to eject Dwight was uncalled for IMO.

Only a real punk *** ***** hits another man in the nuts, that's as dirty as it gets.

kozelkid

12-27-2012, 12:50 AM

I hate Dwight, but it really wasn't THAT bad. I could have seen argument for no flagrant 2. At very least, I could think of two instances by Bynum that were much worse.

TrAv=MaGiCfReAk

12-27-2012, 12:51 AM

Look at all the laker groupies coming to defend Dwight lol

Even if it wasn't hard enough foul to be a flagrant 2 the fact that he hit the dude in the face at all and it was obviously intentional is enough to gtfo

BKdoubleStacker

12-27-2012, 12:51 AM

upon further review, that should not have been a flagrant 2...def a flagrant 1 though

a flagrant 2 is bynum knocking down barea

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 12:51 AM

You consider that hate...? :laugh2: c'mon man.

Blind speculation is the thesis of hate.

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:51 AM

Don't try to pull that soft nonsense on me, I'm glad to see physical play, but it was dirty. End of story.

You're making it something that it's not by being a little to dramatic, relax, have a glass of milk.

BKdoubleStacker

12-27-2012, 12:52 AM

Look at all the laker groupies coming to defend Dwight lol

Even if it wasn't hard enough foul to be a flagrant 2 the fact that he hit the dude in the face at all and it was obviously intentional is enough to gtfo

you mad br0?

so any contact to the face is a flagrant 2???

Yes it should have been a flagrant, but not flagrant-2

NFLNBA

12-27-2012, 12:54 AM

yeah i would go as for as flagrant 1 but a ejection is just a awful call. If you watched the game the game was called one sided and Howard had enough and was def sending a message but it didn't help his team at all, he is there defensive anchor could have used him even though with how the Nuggets shot tonight and the officials it wouldn't have mattered much.

numba1CHANGsta

12-27-2012, 12:55 AM

Faried deserved it, that cocky s.o.b :)

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 12:56 AM

The title is incorrect, it was a hand to the face, not an elbow, correct your mistakes OP.

Snakeyestx

12-27-2012, 12:56 AM

you mad br0?

so any contact to the face is a flagrant 2???

Yes it should have been a flagrant, but not flagrant-2

The NBA flagrant foul rule was enacted in the 1990s as an attempt to deter contact which, in addition to being against the rules, puts an opponent's safety and health at risk

Maybe you should take a good, long look at how Faried landed after that shot to the face, and Jordan Hill's reaction to that landing.

TrAv=MaGiCfReAk

12-27-2012, 12:56 AM

More like furious bro...

Any Contact to the face on accident? No

Hitting a dude in the face purpose? Yes

NFLNBA

12-27-2012, 12:57 AM

Look at all the laker groupies coming to defend Dwight lol

Even if it wasn't hard enough foul to be a flagrant 2 the fact that he hit the dude in the face at all and it was obviously intentional is enough to gtfo

People defend like that all the time, look at Battier. he goes straight to the face with his hands all the time and constantly will hit their forehead. Should that also be a ejection? howard arms were both up but def leaning forward but he didnt push it down into him faried ran into it and def sold it for 5 min on ground. Flagrant 1.................maybe...............ejection.... .....sissy league.

Wish the league went back to the 80's - 90's game play

kblo247

12-27-2012, 12:58 AM

Is on the refs. They didnt call any drive for LA. Kobe got mauled to the floor and got no call out of the air, same with Meeks, Dwight, and Pau. He took the hit literally and will be suspended accordingly but it had to be done

ESaady

12-27-2012, 12:59 AM

Blind speculation is the thesis of hate.

Very speculative thing to say.

sep11ie

12-27-2012, 01:00 AM

You'd think he'd elbow the FT line in the face for embarrassing him on a nightly basis.

Aust

12-27-2012, 01:01 AM

Faried deserved it, that cocky s.o.b :)

He does get on my nerves

ESaady

12-27-2012, 01:02 AM

He does get on my nerves

Faried's a pesky mother****er. Great guy to have on your team and annoys the crap out of you when your team plays against him. Overall though he's a good team guy.

BKdoubleStacker

12-27-2012, 01:02 AM

Maybe you should take a good, long look at how Faried landed after that shot to the face, and Jordan Hill's reaction to that landing.

...it still doesnt warrant an ejection; he didnt really put all that much behind it.

NFLNBA

12-27-2012, 01:02 AM

Either way you have to suspect this kinda hate. Lakers are the most hated and envy'd team in professional sports. Everyone gets up to play them. Bad teams circle them on the calender and sell seats when their in town. You love them or Hate them. They remind me of the Cowboys for the NFL

ILLUSIONIST^248

12-27-2012, 01:03 AM

This!

That!

gotoHcarolina52

12-27-2012, 01:03 AM

Howard should be suspended for the remainder of the year.

NFLNBA

12-27-2012, 01:04 AM

If Gasol could grow a pair and box him out maybe this doesn't happen? Gasol needs to go to another team that can use him properly and the Lakers need a PF that fits good with Howard.

Im_in_Mia_bish

12-27-2012, 01:04 AM

faried sure loves showing up against the big teams.

Aust

12-27-2012, 01:05 AM

Faried's a pesky mother****er. Great guy to have on your team and annoys the crap out of you when your team plays against him. Overall though he's a good team guy.

Exactly. It's just he's not on my team lol

Snakeyestx

12-27-2012, 01:07 AM

...it still doesnt warrant an ejection; he didnt really put all that much behind it.

Nah... I'm not sold. Howard for years has proven he's quite an actor. Sure, Faried ran into a Mack truck, but that was completely avoidable for Howard. If you watched the Suns/Knicks game, there was a prime example of an accidental foul when Smith deliberately left his arms down and his head leaned out of the way to try avoiding clipping Goran Dragic tonight, but he still got clipped, landed terribly on this side/back, and was out the remainder of the game. Smith at least TRIED to avoid it, Howard didn't.

Howard should be suspended for the remainder of the year.

This reply is simply ridiculous. He was up against a pesky attacker and he wanted to put the guy in his place - it was a bit extreme, and there'll probably be a fine in there, and maybe a game suspension, but anything more than that would be pretty excessive.

gotoHcarolina52

12-27-2012, 01:10 AM

This reply is simply ridiculous. He was up against a pesky attacker and he wanted to put the guy in his place - it was a bit extreme, and there'll probably be a fine in there, and maybe a game suspension, but anything more than that would be pretty excessive.

So, you agree with me then? Because the Lakers only have one game left this year (Dec 28th vs Portland).

;)

ThunderousDemon

12-27-2012, 01:10 AM

Howard should be suspended for the remainder of the year.

He should have kicked him in the nuts instead so he wouldn't get kicked out of the game, next time Howard, next time..........

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 01:11 AM

Very speculative thing to say.

I know NBA fans hate the Lakers but you don't have to be bitter anymore, bro. Let that team be...Play with your presents.

ESaady

12-27-2012, 01:11 AM

So, you agree with me then? Because the Lakers only have one game left in the year (Dec 28th vs Portland).

;)

lol

ESaady

12-27-2012, 01:13 AM

I know Kings fans hate the Lakers but you don't have to be bitter anymore, bro. Let that team be...Play with your presents.

I'm not a Kings fan :confused: I'm not bitter since I don't hate on the Lakers either. I'm envious of them if anything.

Don't speculate.

Snakeyestx

12-27-2012, 01:14 AM

So, you agree with me then? Because the Lakers only have one game left this year (Dec 28th vs Portland).

;)

:p I see wut you did tharr :clap:

Fell for it hook, line and sinker. Well played sir... well played indeed.

shep33

12-27-2012, 01:16 AM

Looking at it again, yeah it was a flagrant, but still don't think it's a flagrant 2.

jchase3

12-27-2012, 01:19 AM

clearly a flagrant foul... but not an ejection

KB-Pau-DH2012

12-27-2012, 01:19 AM

Punk move by Dwight.

B'sCeltsPatsSox

12-27-2012, 01:19 AM

The Youtube video that someone posted on here was pretty ******. It literally slowed down right before Dwight hit him then sped back up so I missed it haha.

ChitownSports16

12-27-2012, 01:22 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqiwCn6zNuA

Not cool :no:

Lmao but yet you find it funny/ hilarious when Wade kicks another player in the nuts?

smith&wesson

12-27-2012, 01:25 AM

Haha that was soft ... It was like a tap on the for head lol faried sold it well though

king4day

12-27-2012, 01:33 AM

Didn't look like an elbow but he didn't play the ball so it's the right call. That play may have cost the Lakers the game as it was close at the time.

JesusWears24

12-27-2012, 01:34 AM

It was his hand! **** the op, **** the nuggets, **** lebron!

PleaseBeNice

12-27-2012, 01:35 AM

Wasn't that bad should've been a flagrant one not flagrant 2 refs screwed the lakers today

hahahahahahahahahahahaha

justinnum1

12-27-2012, 01:35 AM

It was his hand! **** the op, **** the nuggets, **** lebron!

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/images/300x/3660914.jpg

LAcowBOMBER

12-27-2012, 01:38 AM

Should have been a flagrant 1. I wish it warranted a flagrant 2 because I'm tired of Dwight laughing off get embarrassed. He should be an intimidation presence down below. He should watch some of Lambeer's old games and learn a thing or 2. Dwight is already an amazing defender, imagine if people were actually afraid of him

shep33

12-27-2012, 01:41 AM

Dwight got owned tonight though, he was frustrated because he didn't get some calls, but his effort on defense was poor. He looked tired. Ah well, Faried, the good news is that Faried is okay.

cleptopot

12-27-2012, 01:44 AM

Lakers forum

Teeboy1487

12-27-2012, 01:51 AM

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/images/300x/3660914.jpg

:laugh:

amos1er

12-27-2012, 01:56 AM

Refs were ****ing us all night. Had he been on Lebron's team, it would have been a flagrant 1. The bias that this league shows is a joke. On Christmas, you watch the Knicks Lakers game and see the Knicks get all the calls, then you watch the Heat Thunder game and see the Heat get all the calls. Stern is making this too obvious.

Raps18-19 Champ

12-27-2012, 01:58 AM

I think he did it on purpose and wasn't trying for the ball. Fits the flagrant 2 rules.

amos1er

12-27-2012, 02:01 AM

Yet Wade is not ejected for this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6QoxzZ7jw8

When you play with Lebron your untouchable, when you play with Kobe you get ****ed by the refs.

Hardaway Here

12-27-2012, 02:02 AM

Refs were ****ing us all night. Had he been on Lebron's team, it would have been a flagrant 1. The bias that this league shows is a joke. On Christmas, you watch the Knicks Lakers game and see the Knicks get all the calls, then you watch the Heat Thunder game and see the Heat get all the calls. Stern is making this too obvious.

Lol clearly your just a biased laker fan and a heat hater anyone who watch the thunder vs heat game could clearly see the majority of the calls going to the thunder and the disparity shows through the FTs thunder had. At one point in the 3rd qt Thunder had 30 attempts to the Heat 6 gtfo with your hate it runs deep obviously

amos1er

12-27-2012, 02:04 AM

Lol clearly your just a biased laker fan and a heat hater anyone who watch the thunder vs heat game could clearly see the majority of the calls going to the thunder and the disparity shows through the FTs thunder had. At one point in the 3rd qt Thunder had 30 attempts to the Heat 6 gtfo with your hate it runs deep obviously

Ha...the refs handed Wade a ring in 2006 and Lebron one in 2012.

b@llhog24

12-27-2012, 02:05 AM

Dwight's probably leading the league in Flagrants.

Hardaway Here

12-27-2012, 02:07 AM

Ha...the refs handed Wade a ring in 2006 and Lebron one in 2012.

Your a Laker fan and your really trying to pull the ref handed a series to a team card. Wow biased is jus biased bro I hope the bitterness u have towards them brings you happiness cuz if not I see no reason for it

DreamShaker

12-27-2012, 02:19 AM

Ha...the refs handed Wade a ring in 2006 and Lebron one in 2012.

Yeah....some bad calls were made, but that argument is tired.

IndyRealist

12-27-2012, 02:22 AM

Taking someone out when they're in the air is a flagrant 1 automatically because it's excessive and he didn't even pretend to go after the ball, and then he hit him in the face? Flagrant 2 easy.

DreamShaker

12-27-2012, 02:25 AM

KF is one of those guys who get under people's skin, it seems. Not in a dirty way, he just goes all out. Guys like that tend to be fouled hard out of frustration. No biggie.

c.c.

12-27-2012, 02:27 AM

I see all Lakers fans disagree

Aust

12-27-2012, 02:31 AM

I see most Lakers fans disagree

fix'd

chicagocubsfan

12-27-2012, 02:34 AM

KF is one of those guys who get under people's skin, it seems. Not in a dirty way, he just goes all out. Guys like that tend to be fouled hard out of frustration. No biggie.

Him and Jo Noah are really similar in playing style and are both annoying to play against it seems

DreamShaker

12-27-2012, 02:39 AM

Him and Jo Noah are really similar in playing style and are both annoying to play against it seems

Absolutely. Rodman was the ultimate pesky energy guy. Everybody wants to knock them out every once and awhile. 2nd night of a back to back especially.

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 02:56 AM

Dude said, 'I'm not a hater I'm just jealous.' :laugh:

Andrew32

12-27-2012, 02:58 AM

Ha...the refs handed Wade a ring in 2006 and Lebron one in 2012.

Shaq handed Kobe 3 rings.
He got the best deal.

TheMoneyTeam

12-27-2012, 02:59 AM

Yeah....some bad calls were made, but that argument is tired.

So is Christmas but I'll bet my EBT card you were in line at the mall waiting for some ugly as Michael Jordan's during the holidays.

c.c.

12-27-2012, 03:15 AM

So is Christmas but I'll bet my EBT card you were in line at the mall waiting for some ugly as Michael Jordan's during the holidays.

Please don't diss J's, even if you never got a pair when you was young. I'm positive, you wanted a pair

Sadds The Gr8

12-27-2012, 03:22 AM

Dwight's a piece of ****. nothing new here.

ESaady

12-27-2012, 03:23 AM

Dude said, 'I'm not a hater I'm just jealous.' :laugh:

I'm envious. I want my team to be iconic like the Lakers, I want them to have superstars like the Lakers, the auroa, the spotlight, the pizzazz, the showtime etc. I respect the franchise, the players, the coaches, some of the fans. Hell the reason I started watching basketball was because of Shaq and Kobe. How does that make me a hater? Why is that so hard to understand?

Knick4Knack

12-27-2012, 03:31 AM

He knocked Melo out for two games with the same stunt. Could have been a lot worse, career threatening with the way Melo fell.

Chi~TwnHawksFan

12-27-2012, 03:43 AM

Wasn't that bad should've been a flagrant one not flagrant 2 refs screwed the lakers today

:cry::cry::cry::cry:

bigmac8675

12-27-2012, 05:30 AM

Dwights a douche....

Ty_Lawson

12-27-2012, 05:55 AM

No love for Faried on PSD lol
some LAL fans wanted Dwight to break his both legs so he can retire :@ :@ :@
but thats how it goes with wagon fans...go buy tickets for new wagon,this one is not going far this year 8)

JOhnnyTHaJet

12-27-2012, 06:08 AM

Don't understand how Dwight gets a flagrant 2 for that but JR only gets a flagrant one for what he did to Dragic...

rockbottom2010

12-27-2012, 06:19 AM

dwight's defense has downgraded and at the same time classless....wat a punk

Anji

12-27-2012, 06:19 AM

LOL, I see a couple of NY fans a little mad. probably because he foul Melo in the Chest the same way while he was airbone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgaF_FfKs0
:pity::pity::pity:

Faneik

12-27-2012, 06:40 AM

You'd think he'd elbow the FT line in the face for embarrassing him on a nightly basis.

:clap:

tmacsc2

12-27-2012, 07:46 AM

Meh, i wouldnt have ejected him just T'ed him up. Stupid and classes move none the less by dwight.

SenileStern

12-27-2012, 07:57 AM

Is Faried smiling even more often than Howard? Those two would be fun together on the same team.

shep33

12-27-2012, 08:01 AM

Stupid play by Dwight, I think he cost us tonight. Close game until he left and he wasn't even playing well. He was definitely frustrated though. I've seen it with Shaq before, he laid down a flagrant every now and then when they felt like he wasn't getting calls to go his way. It doesn't justify what Dwight did, but without question nobody gets fouled harder and more often without getting calls than Dwight Howard.

Again, it was still a dirty play, but a lot of us in the Laker forum thought that he has been getting hammered a lot lately without getting a whistle. Pure frustration foul. Faried was out working him too, and I do think it was for that reason that he directed it at Faried.

Greedy22

12-27-2012, 08:49 AM

I'm not a Kings fan :confused: I'm not bitter since I don't hate on the Lakers either. I'm envious of them if anything.

Don't speculate.

I got your back.

Dude said, 'I'm not a hater I'm just jealous.' :laugh:

What's funny about that? You'd be lying if you were a fan and weren't envious of their history and winning tradition.

MagicHero3

12-27-2012, 09:03 AM

hahaha his own laker fans are booing/heckling him out of there! i love it! u get what you deserve dwight

He115ing

12-27-2012, 10:02 AM

Did not look intentional to me. Actually looks like Faried was flopping.

Faneik

12-27-2012, 10:04 AM

Did not look intentional to me. Actually looks like Faried was flopping.

yeah man... the lakers were robbed. damn the refs

HowFit

12-27-2012, 10:26 AM

What a tool...

Rentzias

12-27-2012, 10:30 AM

Damn refs. Call the exact same number of fouls, exact same number of 3 second violations, 1 tech to McGee, the flagrant to Dwight, and gave the Nuggets two more free throws than the Lakers. Conspiracy.

Snakeyestx

12-27-2012, 10:42 AM

Don't understand how Dwight gets a flagrant 2 for that but JR only gets a flagrant one for what he did to Dragic...

Easy - Smith TRIED to get out of the way, his arms were down, his head was leaned away from Goran's legs when he realized he was about to collide into them. It was a nasty fall, but it could have been a LOT worse if the hands were up and he turned into him rather than away from him. They were both going at full speed and Goran just got caught out blindsided a bit.

JC_

12-27-2012, 10:47 AM

Easy - Smith TRIED to get out of the way, his arms were down, his head was leaned away from Goran's legs when he realized he was about to collide into them. It was a nasty fall, but it could have been a LOT worse if the hands were up and he turned into him rather than away from him. They were both going at full speed and Goran just got caught out blindsided a bit.

Smith wanted to look like he was getting out of the way but still nudge him enough to help him miss the shot or atleast send him flying. It was a crafty-dirty play.. Bruce Bowen would be proud.

SteBO

12-27-2012, 10:49 AM

Not sure if that's flagrant 2 worthy.....flagrant 1 would've been a better call to me.

ManRam

12-27-2012, 10:50 AM

Probably shouldn't have been an ejection, but definitely a flagrant.

He made zero attempt to go at the ball, and every attempt to go at the face. That's the definition of flagrant. His history with frustration-induced cheap shots probably doesn't help. He's prone to this ********.

ManRam

12-27-2012, 10:52 AM

Not sure how anyone sees a "flop" in that either...

Greedy22

12-27-2012, 10:57 AM

Not sure how anyone sees a "flop" in that either...

I only saw it out of the corner of my eye and screamed "FLOP!" Then I saw the replay and was like "Yeah...cheap shot"

ManRam

12-27-2012, 11:04 AM

The definition of a flagrant 2:

b. If contact committed against a player, with or without the ball, is interpret-ed to be unnecessary and excessive, a flagrant foul--penalty (2) will be assessed. A personal foul is charged to the offender and a team foul is charged to the team.
PENALTY: (1) Two free throws shall be attempted and the ball awarded to the offended team on either side of the court at the free throw line extended. (2) If the offended player is injured and unable to attempt his free throws, his coach will select a substitute and any player from the team is eligible to attempt the free throws. (3) This substitute may not be replaced until the ball is legally touched by a player on the court. EXCEPTION: Rule 3--Section V--e. (4) The injured player may return to the game at any time after the free throws are attempted. (5) This is an unsports-manlike act and the offender is ejected.

All it has to be is unnecessary and excessive. I'll say it was both. Just because it wasn't a vicious elbow or something that could have seriously hurt a guy doesn't mean it's not a flagrant 2. It was 100% unnecessary, it was 100% excessive and it was clearly intentional. I guess I don't have a gripe with the ejection.

RLundi

12-27-2012, 11:14 AM

Wasn't an elbow but still a pretty punk move by Dwight. But he's been doing this for years and is nothing new. Because he's a nice guy and a goofball people seem to give him a pass. Remember elbowing Dalembert? As a Magic fan over the years, there's another 10 incidents just like that.

D-Leethal

12-27-2012, 11:14 AM

What a scumbag. He almost ended Melo's season doing the same ****.

NYJ - NYY

12-27-2012, 11:25 AM

I guess these two posts and the thread title weren't enough for you.

im not hating i said punk because it was a punk move made by an even bigger punk than his punk move... feel me punk lol jk was a punk move though

gangis2169

12-27-2012, 11:39 AM

That's what happens when you keep driving the lane bringing your knee up you get smacked in the mouth. Nothing to see here one dirty play deserves another.

GottaLoveCubs

12-27-2012, 11:41 AM

I love that they changed that rule this year about all flagrant fouls can be reviewed and upgraded or downgraded.

SlimKid

12-27-2012, 11:46 AM

Probably not a Flagrant 2 (according to the rules I can see how it could be), but still a dumb move out of frustration. Don't see a flop by Faried at all. The fact that some Lakers fans are saying he deserved it since he's dirty himself = homerism on the highest level.

He115ing

12-27-2012, 11:50 AM

yeah man... the lakers were robbed. damn the refs

I was just talking about that one play, don't get so butt hurt, bro.

javsvt

12-27-2012, 11:56 AM

I don't mind the lakers, but I hate Howard, glad he got ejected, he is a dirty player especially when he is being outplayed.

ManRam

12-27-2012, 11:58 AM

Probably not a Flagrant 2 (according to the rules I can see how it could be), but still a dumb move out of frustration. Don't see a flop by Faried at all. The fact that some Lakers fans are saying he deserved it since he's dirty himself = homerism on the highest level.

Well, sadly, that's Lakers fans for ya...or really any fan base filled with a high volume of fans.

They'll start realizing that when Dwight gets frustrated he sometimes backlashes and thus hurts his team. They'll stop defending it in due time...just like every Magic fan did during Dwight's waning years. He has a poor grasp on his frustration. I always said that no player takes more hard fouls with nothing to show for it that Dwight (partially because he NEVER flops, and is so strong)...but he's gotta learn to deal with it better. He acts out too much. He'll be in the league lead either by himself or tied after this one, depending if they reduce it to a 1.